Each eXp Realty agent is on an 80/20 split with a $16,000 cap.  What that means is that for every closing that an agent has, 20% of the commision goes to eXp Realty LLC, 80% of the commission goes to the agent, and once eXp Realty has received $16,000 for the year, then the agent receives 100% of their commission for the remainder of their anniversary year.  This $16,000 cap then resets on the anniversary join date of the agent.  

Below is the breakdown of how much each 7 levels of upline receives for each agent’s closing.  

1. Tier 1 (Alex) , 0.2% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 3.5% if you sponsor at least 1 agent, with an annual maximum of $2,800/year per agent
2. Tier 2 (Bob), 0.1% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 4.0% if you sponsor at least 5 agents, with an annual maximum of $3,200/year per agent
3. Tier 3 (Charleen), 0.1% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 2.5% if you sponsor at least 10 agents, with an annual maximum  of $2,000/year per agent
4. Tier 4 (Doug), 0.1 % of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 1.5% if you sponsor at least 15 agents, with an annual maximum of $1,000/year per agent
5. Tier 5 (Elisabeth), 0.1% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 1.0% if you sponsor at least 20 agents, with an annual maximum of $800/year per agent
6. Tier 6 (Fred), 0.5% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 2.5% if you sponsor at least 25 agents, and an annual max of $2,000/year per agent
7. Tier 7 (Gina), 0.5% of your sponsored agent commision amount, or 5.0% if you sponsor at least 30 agents, and an annual max of $4,000/year per agent

You’ll notice that for each level of upline, there’s a base amount, plus a larger amount if the agent has directly sponsored the required amount of agents.  The base amount is called “eXpansion Share,” and the larger amount is called “eXponential Share.”

For an example, using easy math, let’s say agent Sara has a closing with a $10,000 commission.  Of that $10,000, the agent receives $8,000 (80% of $10,000), and eXp Realty receives $2,000 (20% of $10,000).  eXp Realty keeps half of the 20% they receive, and pays half of the 20% to the 7 levels of the agent’s upline.  If each level of Sara’s upline has sponsored the required number of agents to qualify for eXpansion share, then eXp would pay a referral fee to each tier of Sara’s upline as follows:

1. Tier 1, Alex, ($10,000 x 3.5%), $350
2. Tier 2, Bob, ($10,000 x 4.0%), $400 
3. Tier 3, Charleen, ($10,000 x 2.5%), $250
4. Tier 4, Doug, ($10,000 x 1.5%), $150
5. Tier 5, Elisabeth, ($10,000 x 1.0%), $100
6. Tier 6, Fred, ($10,000 x 2.5%), $250
7. Tier 7, Gina, ($10,000 x 5.0%), $500

Now, if Sara has enough closings to reach her cap ($80,000 of gross commissions), then you can see how the annual maximum Revenue Sharing amounts are reached.  To illustrate, let’s say Sara earned $80,000 in commissions (which she would have then reached her annual cap, often called “capped,” like “hey, I capped this year and now am at 100% for the rest of the year”) – Sara receives (80% of $80,000) $64,000, and eXp Realty receives (20% of $80,000) $16,000. 

1. Tier 1, Alex, ($80,000 x 3.5%), $2,800
2. Tier 2, Bob, ($80,000 x 4.0%), $3,200
3. Tier 3, Charleen, ($80,000 x 2.5%), $2,000
4. Tier 4, Doug, ($80,000 x 1.5%), $1,200
5. Tier 5, Elisabeth, ($80,000 x 1.0%), $800
6. Tier 6, Fred, ($80,000 x 2.5%), $2,000
7. Tier 7, Gina, ($80,000 x 5.0%), $4,000

The total of all these amounts equals $16,000.